9/15-10/15 Hispanic Heritage Month; 9/17, Constitution Day*; 9/19, Talk Like a Pirate Day: 9/21, U.N. International Peace Day; 9/22, Autumn EquinoxTHE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE AT 1:30 ON WEDNESDAY.I HAVE TO ATTEND A LIBRARY STAFF MEETING. DK: ALPHABETK Is for Kissing a Cool Kangaroo, by Giles Andreae; Letters Make Words, by Karen Bryant-Mole K: ALPHABETAlphabet City, by Stephen T. Johnson; AND Q Is for Duck, by Mary Elting, OR A Is for Zebra, by Mark ShulmanDecorate library cards and practice with paintsticks 1st: PICTURE DAY IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23Tour of the library (CDE MSLS 4.3.a)Crazy Hair Day, by Barney Saltzburg 2nd: Tour of the libraryFiction and nonfiction spine labelsThinkQuest website at http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/Basic/ficnf.htm 3rd: Begin Dewey Decimal System, with “Dewey and the Caveman” PowerPoint 4th: FINDING OUR WAY IN THE LIBRARYThe Librarian of Basra, by Jeanette WinterDemonstrate searching for this book in various ways.Two websites: new Iraq library design; interview with Jeanette Winter 5th: Continue with Unspoken, by Henry Cole *The law establishing Constitution Day was created in 2004. Before this law was enacted, the holiday was known as "Citizenship Day". In addition to renaming the holiday "Constitution Day and Citizenship Day," the act mandates that all publicly funded educational institutions provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on that day. In May 2005, the United States Department of Education announced the enactment of this law and that it would apply to any school receiving federal funds of any kind. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/constitution-day/about.html

DK: Plants -- The Ant and the Grasshopper, Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley; Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth, by Mary McKenna Siddals; Planting the Wild Garden, by Kathryn Galbraith; The Curious Garden, by Peter Brown; Farm Fresh Cats, by Scott SantoroK: Cannon: Earth Day: The Cloud Spinner, by Michael Catchpool; More, by I. C. Springman; Vavao & Schneck/Vanderpool, Zorro Gets an Outfit, by Carter Goodrich, and Dog in Charge, by K. L. Going 1st: The Cloud Spinner, by Michael Catchpool2nd: The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart; and Grandpa Green, by Lane Smith3rd: Review “Parts of a Book” and PowerPoint on “Which Reference Book?” (CDE MSLS 1.3.l) 4th: The Camping Trip that Changed America, by Barb Rosenstock; then a guide words question using the encyclopedia! 5th: Miss Ladybird’s Wildflowers, by Kathi Appelt; we'll have a wildflowers matching game on hand for anyone who wants to play